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ILNA  Coin  Digest 


Autumn  2009 


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ILNA  Coin  Digest 

Official  Publication  of  the 
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Autumn  2009 


In  This  Issue 


President’s  Message 4 

Secretary’s  Message 6 

Making  Sense 7 

Bourse  Chairman  Message 1 5 

2nd  Summer  Board  Meeting  Minutes 1 6 

Pictures  of  ILNA  Show 19  & 20 

Upcoming  Coin  Shows 35 

Local  Club  Meeting  Information 36 

Sponsor  Finder — 38 


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President’s  Message 


Dear  ILNA  members, 

On  Friday,  October  at  7:00  P.M.,  a board  meeting  was  called  in 
Bloomington,  IL.  To  begin  the  meeting,  a letter  was  read  by  our  secretary, 
Michael  Doran,  to  inform  both  the  board  and  the  ILNA  organization  of  Frank 
Zapushek’s  resignation  from  the  board  due  to  health  reasons.  At  that  time, 

I was  placed  into  the  in-term  President’s  position;  Andy  Reiber  was  nominated 
and  voted  into  the  Vice  President’s  position;  and  Jim  Paicz  was  nominated 
and  voted  into  the  Bourse  Chairman’s  position  by  the  board  until  next  year’s 
election.  Also,  at  that  meeting,  an  open  board  position  was  filled  by  Brian 
Jaskierski,  owner  of  Windy  City  Coin  Company. 

First,  I would  like  to  thank  Frank  for  his  work  as  president  of  ILNA  and 
congratulate  him  on  running  an  enormously  successful  fiftieth  anniversary 
coin  show  this  year.  May  he  and  his  family  get  through  their  health  issues 
and  recover  quickly.  I would  like  to  also  welcome  Brian  Jaskierski  to  the 
ILNA  board.  I believe  his  background  and  knowledge  in  the  coin  industry  will 
help  us  immensely. 

Let  me  take  a few  seconds  to  introduce  myself.  My  name  is  Steve  Flarrison, 
president  of  Kedzie  Koins  & Jewelry,  Inc.,  based  in  Chicago,  IL.  I have  been 
interested  in  coins  both  as  a collector  and  dealer  for  forty  years.  I grew  up 
in  the  business,  mentored  by  my  father,  Flillery  “Hill”  Harrison.  Every  day  I 
go  to  my  store  looking  forward  to  working  with  people,  whether  it  be  about 
selling  their  collection,  starting  a new  collection,  or  investing  in  coins  for  the 
future.  I have  a passion  for  coins  and  what  I do  for  a living.  I intend  to  bring 
this  same  passion  to  the  ILNA  organization.  Please  feel  free  to  contact  me 
at  kedziekoin@aol.com  with  any  questions  or  concerns  you  may  have  about 
ILNA.  Growing  our  membership  is  very  important  to  me,  and  keeping  in 
touch  with  the  members  and  their  thoughts  is  the  first  step. 

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President’s  Message  (continued) 

Our  industry  is  crazy  right  now,  with  gold  and  silver  setting  record  prices 
everyday!  In  addition,  the  U.S.  government  is  creating  all  kinds  of  new 
products  and  building  interests  in  both  young  and  old  collectors  alike.  The 
activity  I see  at  the  coin  shows  I travel  to  all  over  the  nation  continues  to 
grow.  Our  fiftieth  anniversary  show  alone  had  a record  setting  attendance  of 
over  sixteen  hundred  people  this  year,  three  times  the  attendance  of  last 
year!  Customers  are  careful  how  they  spend  their  money,  but  they  like  the 
idea  of  purchasing  hard  assets,  such  as  collectible  coins  and  bullion. 

In  closing,  I would  like  to  wish  everyone  a happy  and  successful  holiday 
season.  As  the  weather  outside  gets  cold,  I hope  that  you  spend  some 
quality  time  with  your  family,  friends,  and,  of  course,  your  coins. 

Thanks, 

Steve  Harrison 


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The  50‘^  Annual  Fall  Show  and  Convention  has  come  and  passed.  Let  me 
tell  you  that  this  year’s  show  will  go  down  as  the  best  one  in  the  association’s 
history.  Record-breaking  attendance  by  the  general  public  and  the  biggest 
YN  Auction  ever.  We  would  like  to  thank  all  the  dealers  who  donated  to  the 
YN  Auction.  Two  special  donations  were  made  to  the  YN  Auction  and  a 
special  drawing  was  held  at  the  end  and  they  were  1/1 0 oz  gold  eagle  donated 
by  Windy  City  and  a 2 1/2  dollar  gold  piece  donated  by  DSS  Coin  & Bullion. 
Abe  Lincoln  was  there  passing  out  pennies,  ANA  traveling  exhibits,  and 
more.  There  was  something  for  everyone.  The  51  ^‘Annual  Fall  Show  and 
Convention  will  be  September  9-1 1 , 201 0 in  Tinley  Park.  More  details  are 
available  at  www.ilnaclub.org. 

With  the  fall  season  comes  time  for  me  to  mail  dues  notices  for  those  who 
will  be  owing  dues  for  2010.  They  will  be  mailed  out  in  November.  Also,  all 
members  who  have  are  paid  for  2010  dues  ahead  of  time  and  all  life  members 
will  be  receiving  membership  cards.  I hope  to  have  them  mailed  out  between 
the  latter  part  of  and  early  part  of  December.  Please  take  a moment  to  pay 
them  and  help  continue  your  support  in  ILNA.  If  you  have  any  questions  or 
concerns  about  your  membership,  please  don’t  hesitate  to  contact  me.  I 
can  be  reached  by  phone  at  (217)  663-0276,  by  e-mail  at 
secretary@ilnaclub.org,  or  by  regular  mail  at  P.O.  Box  401 , Charleston, 
IL  61920-0401. 

Finally,  it  is  my  duty  to  report  to  the  membership  that  there  is  a change  in 
the  leadership  in  ILNA.  Frank  Zapushek  has  formally  resigned  as  President 
due  to  health  reasons.  As  per  our  Constitution  and  Bylaws,  Vice  President 
Steve  Flarrison  becomes  the  new  President,  and  your  ILNA  Board  has 
selected  Andrew  Reiber  as  the  new  Vice  President.  Reiber’s  board  seat 
was  filled  by  Brian  Jaskierski  through  appointment. 

On  behalf  of  the  Officers  and  the  Board  of  Governors  of  ILNA,  I would  kindly 
thank  each  and  every  member  for  their  continued  support  in  promoting 
numismatics  in  the  Land  of  Lincoln. 

Respectfully, 

Michael  B.  Doran 
Secretary 

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Making  Sense 

by  John  D Wright 

Nestled  among  noteworthy  years  with  many  memorable  events,  we 
find  an  occasional  year  or  two  of  relative  calm.  This  is  such  a year. 
But  such  years  still  contain  many  fascinating  bits  of  trivia,  so  let’s 
get  on  with  some  of  those. 

Britain  this  year  recognizes  the  independence  of  Transvaal,  the  area 
“across  the  Vaal  River”  where  Boer  (Dutch)  settlers  have  retreated 
from  British  dominance  in  South  Africa. 

Argentina  has  been  trying  to  invade  and  annex  Uruguay.  This  year 
the  army  of  Juan  de  Rosas  is  defeated  at  the  Battle  of  Caseros. 
Rosas  flees  to  England  to  escape  the  overthrow  of  his  dictatorship, 
and  Argentina  abandons  her  designs  on  Uruguay. 

The  prototype  of  all  department  stores  worldwide  opens  this  year  in 
Paris.  The  Bon  Marche  has  greatly  expanded  the  variety  of  goods  it 
carries,  has  introduced  fixed  prices,  low  markups,  return  privileges, 
and  sales  commissions  for  clerks.  These  innovative  practices  will 
be  copied  worldwide,  providing  the  genesis  of  the  “department  store”. 

Arthur  Wellesley,  the  Duke  of  Wellington,  victor  at  Waterloo,  dies 
this  year.  The  ‘Iron  Duke’  is  mourned  with  great  pomp  by  all  of  the 
British  Empire.  Alfred  Tennyson  pens  Ode  on  the  Death  of  the  Duke 
of  Wellington. 

In  spite  of  heavy  emigration  to  America,  European  population  has 
grown  by  50%  in  the  last  half  century. 

The  American  term  ‘telegram’  is  distained  by  British  as  “a  piece  of 
Yankee  slang”.  The  British  prefer  ‘telegraphic  dispatch’  or  ‘telegraphic 
communication’.  The  gulf  between  the  ‘Brit’  and  ‘Yank’  languages 
has  continued  to  widen  over  the  centuries. 

This  year  the  terms  ‘white  sewing’  and  ‘under  wardrobe’  are  replaced 
by  the  French  term  ‘lingerie’. 

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The  CENT  Book  - 1816  - 1839 


• Best  US  Coin  Book  of  1992.  (Numis.  Literary  Guild) 

• This  is  “THE”  book  on  the  subject.  (Money  Tree) 

• John  didn’t  leave  out  a thing.  (Wanen  Lapp) 

• I especially  like  the  historical  notes.  (Tom  DeLorey) 

• It’s  all  I’d  dreamed  it  could  be  and  more  (Mark  Klein) 

• r have  Adams,  Breen,  Grellman,  Newcomb,  Noyes,  and 

Sheldon,  but  The  CENT  Book  is  the  best.  (Rich  Striley) 

• The  pictures  are  so  sharp  they  make  attributing  an 

absolute  pleasure.  (Jules  Reiver) 

• If  you  want  to  KNOW  large  cents,  get  The  CENT  Book 
—If  you  want  to  ENJOY  them,  same  book.  (Alan  Corson) 

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(continued) 

Herbert  Spencer  publishes  The  Development  Hypothesis,  which 
contains  the  first  use  of  the  word  ‘evolution’  to  reference  the  morphing 
of  one  creature  into  another.  Today  this  ‘hypothesis’  - still  with  no 
proof  - is  taught  as  fact. 

This  year  a Dutch  vessel  brings  the  first  Holstein  cattle  to  the  US. 
This  will  lay  the  cornerstone  of  the  US  dairy  industry. 

Massachusetts  passes  the  first  compulsory  education  law.  All 
children  ages  8 to  14  must  attend  school  at  least  twelve  weeks  of 
each  year,  six  of  them  to  be  consecutive.  Female  teachers  are 
becoming  the  norm  in  public  schools,  where  about  80%  of  teachers 
are  women. 

Colleges  begun  this  year  include  Boston  State  College,  Tufts  College 
in  Medford  MA,  Antioch  College  in  Yellow  Springs  OH,  and  Mills 
College  for  Women  in  Oakland  CA  - and  this  at  a time  when 
California  has  very  few  women. 

Robert  E Lee  is  appointed  Superintendent  of  the  US  Military  Academy 
at  West  Point  NY.  He  befriends  cadets  James  Whistler  (a  future 
artist)  and  Jeb  Stuart  (a  future  Confederate  general). 

The  first  intercollegiate  meeting  in  any  sport  occurs  this  year  on 
Lake  Winnepesaukee  in  NH,  as  Harvard’s  rowing  team  bests  Yale’s 
team  by  two  lengths  in  a two-mile  rowing  race. 

The  first  ‘team  uniforms’  appear  this  year  as  the  New  York 
Knickerbockers  baseball  team  takes  the  field  all  dressed  alike. 

New  York  City  is  also  the  home  of  the  world’s  first  Jewish  hospital, 
as  “Jew’s  Hospital”  opens  in  Manhattan  this  year.  This  is  now  “Mount 
Sinai  Hospital”,  one  of  the  nation’s  leading  teaching  hospitals. 

This  year  sees  the  first  appearance  of  a cartoon  image  of  ‘Uncle 
Sam’.  The  term  had  been  in  use  for  nearly  forty  years,  but  never 
with  an  image. 


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Bourse  &ieirman  Jim  Paicz 


Hi,  Jim  Paicz  here  for  those  of  you  who  do  not  know  me.  The  Bourse  Chairman 
for  our  50th  Anniversary  Show  Frank  Zapushek  had  to  resign  for  health  reasons 
and  at  that  time  John  Schikora  and  I were  his  assistants.  The  Board  has 
asked  me  step  up  and  John  is  working  very  closely  with  me  on  the  show  for 
2010.  However  we  are  here  to  talk  about  the  2009  show  ILNA’s  50Th 
Anniversary.  100  years  of  the  Lincoln  Penny  & Abraham  Lincoln  200th 
Birthday,  now  what  are  the  chances  of  all  dates  lining  up.  I think  you  have  a 
better  chance  of  winning  the  lottery. 

First  I would  like  to  thank  Frank  for  all  his  hard  work  and  dedication  to  pull 
this  show  off  in  a very  professional  manner.  John’s  goal  with  the  advertising 
in  hand  was  to  get  the  word  out  to  the  public  not  an  easy  task  with  the 
changing  economy  which  led  to  changing  prices  for  the  ads.  Great  job  John. 
Set-up  went  well  and  our  show  was  sold  out  again. 

The  show  started  off  well  with  more  early  birds  than  last  year  and  at  3PM  on 
Thursday  the  ribbon  cutting  to  open  the  show  was  done  by  Abraham  Lincoln 
(Michael  Krebs)  and  the  Honorable  Mayor  Ed  Zabrocki  of  Tinley  Park.  The 
show  began  with  lots  of  public  looking  to  buy  and  sell  coins  or  just  curious 
as  to  what  the  coin  show  was  all  about. 

Clifford  Mishler  (President  of  the  ANA)  was  available  on  the  show  floor  to  talk 
to  people  both  dealers  and  collectors.  He  also  addressed  the  dinner  on 
Thursday  night.  Frank  Zapushek  received  several  awards  on  behalf  of  ILNA 
from  Jack  Huggins  Jr.  of  Central  States  and  Cliff  Mishler  of  ANA  for  our  50"' 
Anniversary.  Also  at  the  dinner  William  Burd  received  the  Presidents  Award 
from  the  ANA  and  a good  time  was  had  by  all  in  attendance. 

Back  to  the  show  for  the  1st  time  in  ILNA  history  that  I know  of  we  had  2 
grading  companies  grading  coins  & currency  at  the  show  Michigan  Masters 
for  coins  and  PCGS  for  currency.  Great  Job.  ICG  was  also  there  taking 
submissions. 

The  youth  action  had  great  attendance  thanks  again  to  all  the  dealers  and 
volunteers.  Thanks  to  everyone  for  all  the  donations.  We  also  tripled  the 
attendance  from  the  2008  show.  Thanks 

Thanks  goes  out  to  the  entire  board  and  our  editor  for  all  the  hard  work  and 
putting  up  with  me  and  to  all  the  dealers  and  most  of  all  to  my  wife  as  she 
had  the  most  difficult  job  keeping  me  sane  and  now  its  time  to  say  God 
Bless  America  and  ILNA  and  time  to  move  on  to  the  show  in  2010. 


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Minutes  of  the  2nd  Summer  Board  Meeting 
NOISE  Show  - Itasca  IL 
Sunday,  August  16,2009 


The  Summer  board  meeting  of  the  Illinois  Numismatic  Association 
was  called  to  order  at  1 :42pm  with  the  following  officers:  President 
Frank  Zapushek,  Secretary  Michael  Doran,  Treasurer  William  Burd, 
and  Chairman  of  the  Board  Steve  Butler.  Board  members  present 
at  the  meeting  are  as  follows:  Donna  Doran,  Jim  Paicz,  William 
Price,  Richard  Prouty,  Andrew  Reiber,  John  Schikora,  and  David 
Spring.  There  was  1 guest. 

SECRETARY’S  REPORT 

Secretary  Doran  read  the  minutes  of  the  July  meeting.  After 
discussion,  a motion  was  made  by  Reiber  to  accept  both  minutes, 
and  seconded  by  Harrison,  passed  unanimously. 

TREASURER’S  REPORT 

Treasurer  Burd  reported  to  the  Board  that  the  finances  are  in  good 
shape,  with  monies  coming  in  from  the  sales  of  tables  for  the  Fall 
Show. 

DIGEST  EDITOR’S  REPORT 

Digest  Editor  Donna  Doran  informed  the  Board  that  the  postcards 
for  the  Fall  Show  have  been  printed  and  are  being  mailed  out. 

OLD  BUSINESS  - CLUB  LOGO 

Paicz  introduced  Tim  Guest,  who  is  redesigning  the  association’s 
logo.  Mr.  Guest  explained  to  the  Board  what  was  done  with  the  new 
logo,  and  asked  for  suggestions,  which  the  Board  offered  some. 
The  final  design  will  be  unveiled  at  the  Fall  Show. 

2009  FALL  SHOW  - REGISTRATION  & SECURITY 

Harrison  recommended  to  the  Board  that  when  collectors  show  up 
at  the  registration  desk  that  they  need  to  show  a photo  ID,  as  this  is 
a practice  that  is  done  at  other  shows.  Also  recommended  is  that  a 
guard  be  present  outside  the  bourse  entrance  to  enforce  the  badge 

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Minutes  Summer  Board  Meeting  (Cout.) 

policy.  After  discussion,  a motion  was  made  by  Reiber  to  approve 
the  recommendations,  seconded  by  Burd,  passed  unanimously. 

LOCAL  SHOW  ADVERTISING 

Schikora  informed  the  Board  that  the  size  of  ads  in  the  suburban 
newspapers  has  gotten  smaller  and  that  additional  monies  are 
needed  for  these  ads.  Also,  other  newspapers  are  being  looked  at. 
After  discussion,  a motion  was  made  by  Reiber  to  approve  the 
spending  of  additional  monies,  seconded  by  Donna  Doran,  passed 
unanimously. 

SLABBED  CENTS 

Paicz  informed  the  Board  that  the  slabbed  cents  are  in  the  possession 
of  Burd  for  distribution  at  the  Fall  Show. 

NEW  BUSINESS  -2009  FALL  SHOW 

Zapushek  informed  the  Board  that  there  will  be  volunteers  to  help 
out  at  the  registration  table.  Also,  it  was  discussed  that  there  would 
be  door  prizes  at  the  show  as  well  as  a money  jar  where  kids  can 
guess  how  much  money  is  in  the  jar.  In  addition,  there  will  be  a 
ribbon  cutting  ceremony  with  the  Mayor  of  Tinley  Park  and  the  Abe 
Lincoln  re-enactor  having  the  ribbon.  Finally,  there  will  be  a dinner 
on  the  Thursday  part  of  the  show  which  participants  will  pay,  with 
awards  being  given  out. 

SHOW  REPORT 

Since  the  previous  meeting,  Zapushek  informed  the  Board  that  his 
personal  checking  account  was  seized  by  the  IRS  and  that  $5,000 
of  the  association’s  money  was  in  the  account.  $3,000  of  this  amount 
was  an  advance  from  the  treasury  to  pay  for  bills  and  purchase 
materials  for  the  show,  and  the  remaining  $2,000  was  monies 
collected  for  Fall  Show  tables  at  a show  prior  to  the  seizure. 

A motion  was  made  by  Reiber  to  adjourn  the  meeting,  seconded  by 
Harrison,  passed  unanimously.  The  meeting  was  adjourned  at 
3:06pm. 

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Making  Sense 

(continued) 

Two  VERY  noteworthy  literary  works  come  out  this  year.  The  complete 
series  of  Uncle  Tom’s  Cabin,  or  Life  Among  the  Lowly  vj\\\  go  through 
120  US  editions  in  its  first  year,  selling  over  30,000  copies  here  and 
a like  number  abroad.  Printings  will  vary  from  a paperback  ‘edition 
for  the  millions’  at  37  y2  cents  to  a ‘superb  illustrated  edition  with  1 53 
engravings’  at  $5.  A stage  play  from  this  book  also  debuts  this  year 
to  rave  reviews.  The  pro-slavery  lobby  will  feel  they  are  compelled 
to  issue  a reply,  a collection  of  essays  titled  Uncle  Tom’s  Cabin  in 
Ruins!  Triumphant  Defense  of  Slavery! 

The  other  noteworthy  literary  work  of  this  year  is  Peter  Roget’s 
Thesaurus  of  English  Words  and  Phrases.  Roget’s  thesaurus  will 
go  through  28  editions  before  his  death  17  years  hence.  Today  the 
two  standard  word -references  in  most  English-speaking  homes  are 
Webster’s  dictionary  and  Roget’s  thesaurus. 

Still-popular  music  written  this  year  includes  Steven  Foster’s  Massa’s 
in  de  cold  cold  ground. 

Two  years  ago  Nathaniel  Hawthorne  published  his  masterpiece.  The 
Scarlet  Letter,  dealing  with  adultery  and  the  unforgiving  Puritanic 
culture  of  Boston  in  the  1600’s.  Not  much  has  changed  in  200  years, 
as  Rev  Arthur  Coxe  of  Hartford  CT  delivers  a scathing  sermon  this 
year  denouncing  the  book  as  a “brokerage  of  lust”. 

At  the  same  time,  matrimonial  agencies  are  proliferating,  advertising 
“cheap  wives  for  poor  and  deserving  young  men”. 

The  first  ‘coal  oil’  is  distilled  from  coal  tar  this  year  by  a Boston 
pharmaceutical  firm.  First  marketed  as  a lubricant,  it  will  be  found  to 
burn  well  in  lamps  and  will  be  thereafter  marketed  under  the  brand 
name  of  ‘kerosene’. 

Eli  and  Elisha  Slade  of  Durham  NC  produce  a new,  sweeter-smoking 
tobacco  that  they  will  call  ‘golden  tobacco’  or  ‘bright  tobacco’.  Only 
a particular  variety  of  tobacco,  hot-flue  cured,  will  produce  this  sweet 
taste.  The  Slade’s  tobacco  will  become  popular  as  ‘Bull  Durham’ 
pipe  tobacco. 


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Elisha  Otis  has  invented  the  ‘safety  hoister’.  Teeth  on  the  sides  of 
the  cage  stay  clear  of  teeth  on  the  sides  of  the  shaft  while  the  lift- 
rope  (or  cable)  is  under  tension.  If  the  rope  breaks  or  goes  slack  the 
teeth  engage  and  prevent  the  cage  from  dropping.  Otis  wants  to 
join  the  rush  to  California,  but  orders  for  his  ‘safety  hoister’  keep  him 
too  busy  to  do  so.  From  this  will  grow  Otis  Elevator  Corporation  and 
the  proliferation  of  high-rise  buildings  across  first  this  nation,  and 
then  the  world. 

Pennsylvania  adopts  a rail  gauge  different  from  that  of  New  York  to 
prevent  the  Erie  Railroad  (a  New  York  company)  from  passing 
through  Pennsylvania  into  Ohio.  Passengers  and  goods  must  stop 
and  change  trains  in  Erie  to  proceed  westward.  Next  year  this  action 
will  be  undone  and  rail-gauges  will  be  standardized. 

The  first  nonstop  train  from  the  east  arrives  in  Chicago  via  the 
Michigan  Southern  Railway. 

Studebaker  Brothers  Manufacturing  Company  is  founded  this  year 
in  South  Bend  IN.  They  will  grow  to  become  the  world’s  largest 
manufacturer  of  wagons  and  carriages.  Their  most  famous  product 
will  be  the  wagons  used  for  westward  migration.  During  the  height 
of  westward  migration,  half  of  the  wagons  used  are  Studebakers. 
Fifty  years  hence,  Studebaker  will  enter  the  automobile  business 
with  an  electric  automobile. 

During  the  migration,  these  covered  wagons  were  just  called 
‘wagons’.  Today  they  are  referred  to  as  ‘prairie  schooners’  (a 
descriptive  term  invented  decades  later)  or  ‘Conestoga  wagons’, 
which  was  a freight  adaptation  from  a farm  wagon  first  produced  in 
the  Conestoga  Valley  in  Lancaster  County  PA  in  the  very  early  1 700’s. 

Besides  his  booming  business  in  reapers,  John  Deere’s  plow  factory 
in  Moline  IL  produces  4,000  plows  this  year.  Midwest  farmers  have 
been  forced  by  labor  shortages  to  mechanize  or  die,  as  most  of 
their  ‘hands’  have  abandoned  them  for  California. 

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Henry  Wells  and  William  Fargo,  founders  of  American  Express 
Company,  which  serves  the  eastern  US,  establish  a new  company 
to  provide  mail  service  to  the  western  half  of  the  country  and  to 
transport  gold  and  goods  between  New  York  and  California.  They 
will  call  their  company  “Wells  Fargo  and  Company”.  Today  a financial 
empire  is  all  that  remains  of  this  overland  transportation  company. 

The  popular  words  of  advice  “Go  west,  young  man!”  are  widely 
attributed  to  Horace  Greeley  of  the  New  York  Tribune,  but  Greeley 
vigorously  disclaims  authorship  of  this  now-famous  advice.  These 
words  were  first  published  the  year  before  by  John  Soule,  editor  of 
the  Terre  Haute  Express  in  Indiana. 

Seminole  War  veteran  Richard  King  this  year  establishes  the  largest 
cattle  ranch  in  Texas.  The  King  Ranch,  over  75,000  acres  at  its 
inception,  will  eventually  grow  to  over  825,000  acres. 

The  governor  of  California  calls  for  land  grants  for  Chinese 
immigrants,  whom  he  calls  “one  of  the  most  worthy  of  our  newly- 
adopted  citizens”.  Nearly  50,000  Chinese  have  defied  China’s  death- 
penalty  law  against  emigration  to  make  their  way  to  the  California 
goldfields. 

Hydraulic  mining  is  introduced  this  year  to  the  California  goldfields. 
A 45-mile  canal  has  been  dug  to  provide  60  million  gallons  of  water 
per  day.  This,  shot  at  high  pressure  through  eight-inch  diameter 
hoses,  will  wash  tons  of  topsoil  and  gravel  from  hillsides  into 
bottomlands  for  every  ounce  of  gold  extracted.  Thus  the  gold  rush 
enters  its  final  phase  of  squeezing  every  possible  ounce  from 
hundreds  of  square  miles  of  countryside. 

Daniel  Webster  and  Henry  Clay,  both  unsuccessful  candidates  for 
the  US  Presidency,  and  both  staunch  defenders  of  the  Union  in  spite 
of  their  opposing  views  on  slavery,  both  die  this  year.  Their  persistent 
efforts  have  postponed  for  their  lifetimes  the  coming  bloodshed  over 
this  issue. 


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This  is  an  election  year.  US  Democrats  nominate  a ‘dark  horse’ 
(political  unknown),  Franklin  Pierce,  for  President  of  the  United  States. 
The  Whigs  nominate  the  ‘other’  Mexican  War  hero.  Four  years  ago 
Zachary  Taylor  had  won  for  them  on  popularity  alone,  then  died  only 
a year  into  his  term.  This  year  Winfield  Scott  suffers  a resounding 
defeat  and  the  Whig  party  disintegrates  under  the  slavery  issue. 

The  last  several  paragraphs  are  the  strongest  non-numismatic  clues 
I could  find  for  the  year  1852.  But  the  numismatic  clues  are  much 
stronger.  Half  cents  drop  back  to  Proof-only,  but  all  other 
denominations  are  struck  for  circulation.  The  gold  coinage  comes 
mostly  from  Philadelphia,  the  majority  of  it  in  gold  dollars  and  double 
eagles.  Fewer  than  half  a million  gold  coins  come  from  New  Orleans, 
and  a trivial  trickle  from  Charlotte  and  Dahlonega.  Silver  dollars 
through  quarters  are  struck  sparingly  and  all  of  these  disappear 
immediately.  One  to  two  million  half  dimes  and  dimes  come  from 
Philadelphia  and  New  Orleans,  but  these  also  vanish  on  delivery. 
Trimes  (tiny  three-cent  pieces  derisively  called  “fish  scales”)  are 
struck  by  the  millions  - the  greatest  coinage  of  these  ever.  As  with 
last  year,  day-to-day  spending  is  handled  almost  exclusively  by  large 
cents  and  tiny  trimes  and  gold  dollars.  After  two  years.  Congress 
has  still  not  recognized  the  problem  of  the  vanishing  overweight  silver 
coins. 

In  California  coins  continue  to  be  struck  from  local  gold  in 
denominations  up  to  the  giant  $50  ‘slug’.  The  lack  of  small  change 
in  California  is  addressed  this  year  by  local  coiners  who  produce  the 
first  ‘California  fractionals’,  or  gold  coins  valued  at  50c  and  25c.  The 
latter,  also  called  a ‘pinch’  is  the  tiniest  coin  ever  struck  in  America, 
measuring  a mere  10mm  (versus  a dime  at  18mm)  and  weighing 
only  a quarter  of  the  weight  of  the  tiny  trime.  But  this  is  a convenience 
coinage  that  circulates  only  in  and  around  California. 

To  end  with  comments  about  noteworthy  1852  US  cents  is  difficult, 
as  nothing  is  noteworthy  of  the  five  million  cents  coined  this  year 

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Making  Sense 

(continued) 

from  twenty  die-combinations  (two  not  in  Newcomb  and  four 
Newcomb  listings  de-listed).  One  variety  of  1 852  cent  is  known  only 
in  Proof,  and  its  specimen-count  of  three  makes  it  the  rarest  Proof- 
only  large  cent. 

The  1852  half  cents  are  all  Proofs,  with  50  to  60  pieces  known  from 
one  obverse  and  (supposedly)  four  reverse  dies,  though  one  of  the 
four  listed  varieties  of  this  date  has  not  been  seen  on  any  example 
since  the  one  catalogued  in  the  1890’s.  Was  that  one  really  listed 
properly  over  110  years  ago? 

The  reason  for  “no  circulation  half  cents  of  1852”  is  because  Mint 
Director  George  Eckfeldt  refuses  to  strike  any  more  half  cents  until 
the  glut  of  1 851  half  cents  have  all  been  shipped  - all  $750  worth  of 
them.  At  current  order-rates,  that  may  take  over  a decade.  Half 
cent  coinage  will  resume  next  year  under  a new  Director  of  the  Mint, 
even  though  the  cost  of  copper  is  now  41c  a pound  and  rising,  plus 
the  cost  of  rolling,  cutting,  upsetting,  transportation,  and  a reasonable 
profit  for  the  planchet  suppliers.  That  pound  of  copper  will  produce 
only  40c  worth  of  half  cents  (or  cents  - but  at  least  the  cents  are 
being  ordered  and  shipped).  It  is  no  wonder  that  the  era  of  the  half 
cents  and  large  cents  is  drawing  to  a close. 


John  D Wright  is  the  author  of  "The  CENT  Book", 
which  covers  US  cents  of  1816-1839.  He  has 
collected  US  large  cents  for  fifty  years. 


ILNA 1570,  ANA  34876 


Phone:  815  692-2143 


CARL’S  COINS 

Carl  Borngasser , 110  W.  ColumbiaFairbury,  IL.  61739 
Dealing  in  U.S.  and  Canadian  Coins 
email:  c.borngasser(^mchsi.coni 


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November  29,  (Sun)  Mattoon  Coin  Club  49th  Annual  Coin  Show  Mattoon, 
IL.,  9 AM  to  3:00  PM  Location:  Burgess/Osborne  Auditorium,  1701  Wabash 
Ave  Mattoon,  IL.,  Admission:  50  cents  Contact:  Bob  Ohm,  PO  Box  143, 
Mattoon,  IL61938  Phone:217  234-2585 

November  29,  (Sun)  2nd  Holiday  Coin  Show-Loves  Park,  IL.,  9 AM  to  3:30 
PM  Location:  Forest  Hills  Lodge,  1601  W Lane  Rd  (Hwy  173)  Love  Park,  IL., 
Tables:  90,  Sponsored  by  L & B Coins  Contact:  Larry  Kasberger,  Show 
Chairman,  Phone:  81 5 543-4228  or  608  879-3254 

December  20,  (Sun)  N.O.I.S.E  Monthly  Coin  Show  Itasca,  IL,  Location: 
Holiday  Inn  Itasca,  860  Irving  park  (2  blocks  East  of  Rt.  53,  Tables:  40, 
Admission:  Free,  Contact:  Joe  Irman,  5N105  Rt53,  Itasca,  IL  60143,  Phone: 
630  250-7474 


January  17,  (Sun)  N.O.I.S.E  Monthly  Coin  Show  Itasca,  IL,  Location:  Holi- 
day Inn  Itasca,  860  Irving  park  (2  blocks  East  of  Rt.  53,  Tables:  40,  Admis- 
sion: Free,  Contact:  Joe  Irman,  5N105  Rt  53,  Itasca,  IL  60143,  Phone:  630 
250-7474 

January  30,31  (Sat, Sun)  Dupo  Coin  Club  52nd  Annual  Coin  Show,  Loca- 
tion: Ramada  Inn,  Fairview  Heights,  IL  (Rt.  159  & I -64)  Tables:  37  Admis- 
sion: $1  Contact:  Ronald  Nowak,  409  Olympia,  Columbia,  IL  62236  Phone: 
618  281-4875 

February  21,  (Sun)  N.O.I.S.E  Monthly  Coin  Show  Itasca,  IL,  Location:  Holi- 
day Inn  Itasca,  860  Irving  park  (2  blocks  East  of  Rt.  53,  Tables:  40,  Admis- 
sion: Free,  Contact:  Joe  Irman,  5N105  Rt  53,  Itasca,  IL  60143,  Phone:  630 
250-7474 

February  28,  (Sun)  Will  County  Coin  Club  50th  Annual  Coin  Show,  Joliet, 
IL.,  9 AM  to  3:30  PM,  Locaf/on.-  Holiday  Inn  Express,  411  S.  Larkin  Ave.  ( IL 
Rt.  7 & 1-80),  Joliet,  IL  Admission:  Free,  Contact:  Richard  J.  Hlavacik, 
Phone:  815  463-9480  or  email:  richjh@excite.com 

March  21 , (Sun)  N.O.I.S.E  Monthly  Coin  Show  Itasca,  IL,  Location:  Holiday 
Inn  Itasca,  860  Irving  park  (2  blocks  East  of  Rt.  53,  Tables:  40,  Admission: 
Free,  Contact:  Joe  Irman,  5N105  Rt  53,  Itasca,  IL  60143,  Phone:  630  250- 
7474 


Central  Illinois  Numismatic  Association.  Meetings:  Second  Thursday  of 
each  month,  7:00  P.M.  at  the  Knights  of  Columbus  Hall,  North  Council  #41 75, 
2801  West  St.,  Springfield,  IL.  Information:  Jay  Peniwell,  4 Oak  Ridge  Dr. 
Decatur,  IL.  62521.  Phone  21 7 428-9853 

Champaign-Urbana  Coin  and  Currency  Club.  Meetings:  First  Monday 
of  each  month,  7:30  pm  at  the  Urbana  Civic  Center,  108  Water  St.,  Urbana, 
Illinois.  Information:  Clyde  Sweet,  Box  1174,  Champaign,  IL,  61824.  email: 
cwsweet3@msn.com  web  site:  www.melonbones.com/cucc 

Chicago  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Second  Wednesday  of  each  month,  7:00 
P.M..  at  Chicago  Bar  Association  Building,  321  S.  Plymouth  Court,  Chi- 
cago, IL  60604  and  The  Chicago  Coin  Club  holds  meetings  at  several  coin 
and  paper  money  shows.  Information:  Chicago  Coin  Club,  P.O.  Box  2301 , 
Chicago,  IL.  60690.  Phone  773  878-8979  or  email  Carl  Wolf  at 
carlwolfco@msn.com 

Club  of  Illinois  Numismatists  (C.O.I.N.S.  Club).  Meetings:  Second  Thurs- 
day of  each  month,  7:30  P.M..  at  the  Hazel  Crest  Village  Hall,  3000  W.  170th 
St,  Hazel  Crest,  IL.  Information:  (Mailing  address  ) C.O.I.N.S.  Club,  P.O. 
Box  849,  Hazel  Crest,  IL  60429 

Corn  Belt  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  First  Tuesday  of  each  month,  7:30  P.M.. 
at  the  Bank  of  Illinois,  200  W.  College  Ave.,  Normal,  IL.  Information:  Phone 
Jeff  Stover  309  532-3205 

Danville  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Third  Monday  of  each  month,  7:00  P.M..  at 
the  Palmer  American  Bank,  Danville,  IL.  Information:  Danville  Coin  Club, 
2816  Baumgart,  Danville,  IL.  61832.  Phone  217  443-6942 

DupoCoin  Club.  Meetings:  Third  Monday  of  each  month,  7:30  P.M..  at  the 
V.F.W.  Hall,  200  N.  5th  St.,  Dupo,  IL.  Information:  Dupo  Coin  Club,  409 
Olympia  St,  Columbia,  IL.  62236.  Phone  Ron  Nowak  at  618  281-4875. 

Edgar  County  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Third  Sunday  of  each  month,  2:00 
P.M..  at  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  105  N.  Central,  Paris,  IL.  Information: 
Pat  Brazelton,  1231  N.  High  St.,  Paris,  IL  61944  Phone:  217  463-2217 
email:  pbraz@joink.com 

Elgin  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  First  Wednesday  of  each  month,  7:00  P.M..  at 
the  Elgin  VFW  Post  at  1601  Weld  Road,  Elgin,  IL.  Information:  Elgin  Coin 
Club,  P.O.  Box  561 , South  Elgin,  IL.  60177 


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Fairfield  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Second  Sunday  of  each  Month  (Except 
Sunday  of  Annual  Show),  Noon  to  3:00  p.m.  at  Frontier  College,  (Highway 
45-15  West)  2 Frontier  Drive,  Fairfield,  IL.  Information:  Elias  N.  Simpson, 
501  West  King  St.,  Fairfield,  IL.  62837.  Phone: 842-2035 

Hillsboro  Hiltop  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Last  Wednesday  of  each  month, 
7:30  p.m.  (except  July)  at  the  Challacombe  House,  509  School  St.,  Hillsboro, 
IL.  Information:  Hiltop  Coin  Club,  P.O.  Box  23,  Benid,  IL  62009  email: 
hiltopcc@yahoo.com 

Indian  Hill  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Second  Wednesday  of  each  month,  8:00 
p.m.  at  the  Avon  Township  Hall,  Washington  St.  in  Round  Lake  Park.  Infor- 
mation: Mike  Hanninen,  2400  Horeb  Ave.,  Zion,  IL.  60099. 

Lake  County  Coin  Club.  Meeting:  First  Tuesday  of  each  month  at  7:30 
p.m.  Location  is  Jester’s  Lounge,  1500  Lewis  Ave,  Waukegan,  IL.  Informa- 
tion: Lake  County  Coin  Club,  2210  Crescent  PI.,  Waukegan,  IL.  60085. 

Mattoon  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  First  Tuesday  of  each  month,  7:30  p.  m.  , 
Second  floor  of  County  Market  (food  store)  at  20th  St.  and  Western  Avenue, 
Mattoon,  Information:  P.O.  Box  143,  Mattoon,  IL.  61938. 

Metro  East  Coin  & Currency  Club.  Meetings:  Third  Tuesday  of  Sept,  thru 
Nov.  and  Jan.  thru  April,  7:00  P.M.  Edgemont  Bible  Church,  5100  N Illinois, 
Fairview  Heights,  IL.  Information:  Metro  East  Coin  & Currency  Club,  PO 
Box23.  Belleville,  IL.  62222.  Phone  618  277-4493. 

Oak  Forest  Numismatic  Society.  Meetings:  First  Friday  of  each  month, 
7:30  p.m.  at  the  Bremen  Township  Hall,  15350  Oak  Park  Ave.,  Oak  Forest, 
IL.  Information:  OFNS,  P.O.  Box  287,  Oak  Forest,  IL.  60452 

Quad-City  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Third  Thursday  of  each  month,  7:30  p.m. 
at  the  Garden  Center  of  the  Moline  Park  Board  (located  off  5th  Ave,  at  34th 
St.),  Moline,  IL.  Information:  John  Brixey,  Quad  City  Coin  Club,  P.O.  Box 
332,  Moline,  IL.  61266 

Rantoul  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Second  Thursday  of  each  month,  7:00  p.m. 
- 9:00  p.m.  Temporarily  at  the  American  Lutheran  Church,  500  Church  Drive, 
Rantoul,  IL.,  Information:  RCC,  203  E.  Campbell  St.  Rantoul,  IL.  61866 

Rockford  Area  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Third  Thursday  of  each  month,  6:00 
PM  at  the  Loves  Park  Library,  6340  N.  Second  St.,  Loves  Park,  IL  (Just  north 
of  Rockford).  Information:  Don  Smith,  100  W.  Main,  Rockton,  IL  61072, 
Phone  Daytime  815  624-0422 


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Tazewell  Numismatic  Society.  Meetings:  First  Wednesday  of  each  month 
at  the  First  United  Methodist  Church,  1315  Court  Street  (Across  from  hospi- 
tal), Pekin,  IL.  Time:  7:00  PM  Information:  D.  Freidinger,  P.O.  Box  1203, 
Pekin,  IL  61 555-1 203.  Phone  309  353-6178. 

Wat-cha-kee  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  Second  Thursday  of  each  month,  7:30 
p.m.  (No  meeting  June,  July,  August)  at  Celebrations  on  the  Corner,  209  W. 
Oak  St  (Coner  of  2nd  and  Oak) , Watseka,  IL.,  Information:  Phone  Kermit 
Wasmerat815  432-4636. 

Will  County  Coin  Club.  Meetings:  First  Thursday  of  each  month,  7:30 
p.m.  at  the  People  First  Bank,  3100  Theodore  St  in  Joliet,  IL.  Information: 
Mark  Wieclaw,  1 75  W.  Wood  St.,  New  Lenox,  IL.  60451  or  phone  815  485- 
4137. 

Make  sure  you  notify  us  as  soon  as  possible  of  show  dates. 
We  will  post  the  dates  on  our  web  site  and  in  the  next  “Di- 
gest”. Mail  all  show  and  club  information  to:  Donna  Doran,  PO 
Box  401,  Charleston,  IL  61920  or  email:  editor(gilnaclub.org  or 
phone  at  (217)  821-9838. 


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